Sutton Foster stars in Sherman-Palladino project

Amy Sherman-Palladino (“Gilmore Girls”) is exec producing the series, in which Foster plays a Vegas showgirl who marries and moves to a sleepy town where she works at her mother-in-law’s dance school.

“Amy and I had a great collaboration on ‘Gilmore Girls,'” ABC Family exec veep of original programming and development Kate Juergens said. “Her vision for ‘Bunheads’ aligns beautifully with our brand.”

ABC Family developed an earlier version of the show, then known as “Strut,” with scribe Lamar Damon. Sherman-Palladino came aboard last year.